Improvement in bias-marking gages and rulers



E. GHURGH.I Bias-Marking Gages and Rulers.

N0.l47,044, Patented Feb.3.\874.

wamessas. INVENTOR.

NITED STATES PATENT CFFICE..

EDWIN CHURCH, OF CLEVELAND, OHO.

IMPRCVEMENT lN BIAS-MARKING GAGES AND RULERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 147,044, dated February3, 1874; application filed March 10, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN CHURCH, of Cleveland, county of Cuyahoga andState of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Parallel Ruler, to be usedfor cutting cloth in bias, of which the following is a specification:

This invention relates to parallel rulers arranged for ruling cloth tobe cut into diagonal strips, or bias strips, as it is termed bymilliners and dress-makers; and 'consists of two parallel rulers havingcross-pieces upon which one of the rulers slides, and which may be setso as to mark off a piece of cloth into a series of strips into which itis desired t0 cut it.

The following is a description of its construction and operation:

Referring to the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan View of myparallel rulers as lying on a piece of cloth.

A A represent two parallel rulers or straight edges, to one of which areattached arms B B,

secured at an angle of forty-five degrees to the rulers A. The arms B Bare pierced with a row of holes, c c, into which pins may be insertedfor the purpose of regulating the spread of the rulers, whereby thecloth may be cut into uniform strips at such widths as may be desired.

To operate the rulers, they are laid on a piece of cloth, as seen in thedrawing, and if the cloth be soft and sleazy, a sharp knife may be usedfor cutting it, or, if the cloth be starclled or sized goods, it may bemarked with chalk or pencil and afterward readily cut with shears. Bythe use of these rulers, cloths may be accurately and easily cut intobias strips.

I clailn- As a new article of manufacture, a rule for cutting biasconstructed with a stationary ruler, to which perforated arms B B areattached at an angle of forty-five degrees, on which arms a ruler, A, isadjustable, substantiallyas described.

EDWIN CHURCH.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. Tinrrrs, D. L. Woon.

